Iethro the priest of Madian Moses' father-in-law heard of all that God
had done unto Moses and to Israel his people, how that the LORD had
brought Israel out of Egypt. And he took Zippora Moses' wife, after she
was sent back, and her two sons, of which the one was called Gerson,
for he said: I have been an alien {alient} in a strange land. And the
other was called Eliesar: for the God of my father was mine help and
delivered me from the sword of Pharao. And Iethro Moses' father-in-law
came with his two sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness:
where he had pitched his tent by the mount of God. And he sent word to
Moses: I thy father-in- law Iethro am come to thee, and thy wife also,
and her two sons with her. And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law
and did obeisance and kissed him, and they saluted each other and came
into the tent. And Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had
done unto Pharao and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the
travail that had happened them by the way, and how the LORD had
delivered them. And Iethro rejoiced over all the good which the LORD
had done to Israel, and because he had delivered them out of the hand
of the Egyptians. And Iethro said: blessed be the LORD which hath
delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of
Pharao, which hath delivered his people from under the power of the
Egyptians. Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods, for
because that they dealt proudly with them. And Iethro Moses'
father-in-law offered burnt offerings and sacrifices unto God. And
Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat bread with Moses'
father-in-law before God. And it chanced on the morrow, that Moses sat
to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from morning unto
evening. When his father-in- law saw all that he did unto the people,
he said: what is this that thou doest unto the people? why sittest thou
thyself and lettest all the people stond about thee from morning unto
even? And Moses said unto his father-in-law: because the people came
unto me to seek counsel, {councell} of God. For when they have a
matter, they come unto me, and I must judge between every man and his
neighbour, and must shew them the ordinances of God and his laws. And
his father-in-law said unto him: it is not well that thou doest. Thou
doest unwisely and also this people that is with thee: because the
thing is too grievous for thee, and thou art not able to do it thy self
alone. But hear my voice, and I will give thee counsel, {councell} and
God shall be with thee. Be thou unto the people to Godward, and bring
the causes unto God and provide them ordinances and laws, and shew them
the way wherein they must walk and the works that they must do.
Moreover seek out among all the people, men of activity which fear God,
and men that are true and hate covetousness: and make them heads over
the people, captains over thousands, over hundreds, over fifty, and
over ten.
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